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Day 41
Read more: Day 41Day 41 – Total confirmed cases in US: 905,333 As we close in on one million confirmed cases in my country, it is worth pointing out that no other country has hit a quarter or a million cases yet. With about 4.25% of the world’s population, we have a third of the planet’s cases. The…
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Uncle Kurt
Read more: Uncle KurtOf all the people in the world who I don’t know personally, there is no person who has had a more profound and long-lasting impact on me than the author Kurt Vonnegut, Jr. His novel Slaughterhouse Five is one of the first novels I read and whenever I am asked to name my favorite book…
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The Lost Art of Letter Writing: The Poison Pen Letter
Read more: The Lost Art of Letter Writing: The Poison Pen LetterAlexander Woollcott Alexander Woollcott was a raconteur and member of good standing at the Algonquin Round Table. He was known for his dry humor and way with words. His aphorisms include observations on Los Angeles (“seven suburbs in search of a city”) and pianist Oscar Levant (“there is absolutely nothing wrong with Oscar Levant…
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The Lost Art of Letter Writing – The Letter Home
Read more: The Lost Art of Letter Writing – The Letter HomeAccording to the postmark, this letter was sent on December 2, 1945. Three months earlier, and five days before my dad’s 20th birthday, the Japanese formally surrendered. The war was over but soldiers, sailors, and airmen were spending another Christmas away from home. Still, it must have been a joy to experience the…
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